About
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Self-esteem work
About Lavona
Lavona Cassimy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 17 years of practice. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also addresses body image, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, life purpose, post-traumatic stress, self-love, and women's issues.
She invites straightforward conversation about what is worrying someone at home. She asks clear questions and listens for patterns that make daily life harder. Sessions focus on practical ways to reduce stress and improve how people relate to themselves and others.
Her approach is direct and conversational. She helps people name feelings, sort through difficult thoughts, and try small changes between meetings. Conversations can look at communication habits and ways to rebuild confidence after loss or difficult events.
Lavona draws on long experience to explain options and to help someone choose what feels manageable. She helps people break large problems into smaller steps they can act on. This is useful when facing grief, big life changes, or ongoing anxiety.
Many clients come for help with family-related strain and questions about parenting and adult relationships. She guides people through repairing communication and handling guilt or shame that gets in the way of daily life. To start, readers are encouraged to follow the site process to view online therapy options and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Lavona uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear problem solving and improving everyday functioning. One common approach involves skills-based work to manage anxiety and stress, teaching straightforward breathing and thinking techniques to reduce overwhelm and improve daily routines. Another approach focuses on processing grief and loss through structured conversations that help people make sense of what they have experienced and find practical ways to carry on.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and help decide which strategies fit the client's needs, goals, and comfort level. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are expected as progress is observed.
When planning online sessions, confirm the specific formats available before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let someone speak from a quieter place at home or during a break at work, or choose a session without being on camera if that feels better. Licensed professionals can help figure out a rhythm of appointments that fits everyday life.
Areas of focus
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Additional focus areas
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family concerns, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include body image, communication problems, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is direct and conversational, with an emphasis on naming feelings and trying small, practical changes between sessions. Sessions focus on improving daily coping and relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including anxiety, grief, and family-related strain.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and practices with that credential in the state of New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.